Pomona High School (Arvada, Colorado)

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Pomona High School
Address
Pomona High School (Arvada, Colorado)
8101 West Pomona Drive

Arvada
,
Colorado
80005

United States
Coordinates 39°50′58″N105°5′18″W / 39.84944°N 105.08833°W / 39.84944; -105.08833
Information
TypePublic secondary school
MottoSpirit, Tradition, Pride, Excellence
School district Jefferson County School District R-1
CEEB code 060058
Staff25 [1]
Faculty86 [1]
Teaching staff70.86 (FTE) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,336 (2018-19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio18.85 [2]
Color(s)Silver, black, scarlet
   
Athletics4A
Athletics conferenceJefferson County
Mascot Panthers
RivalsAdams City
NewspaperPantera
Feeder schoolsMoore Middle School
Website pomona.jeffcopublicschools.org

Pomona High School is a public secondary school operated by Jefferson County School District R-1 in Arvada, Colorado, United States.

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History

Pomona High School was built in 1973. Located in Arvada, and a part of the Jefferson County Public School district, the school has also been said to be named for the area which was once named the Pomona Ranch. The original farm house for the Pomona Ranch was located at the current spot of McDonald's at the corner of 80th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard

The building went through a reconstruction, adding a two-story section in 1994 and 1995, which currently houses the Social Studies and World Language departments. At present, the only part of the school that has remained in the same spot is the gym, although the floor and bleachers were redone in 2008.

In 2015, Dr. Tom Bindel, chemistry teacher at the school, was named Colorado’s Outstanding High School Physical Science Teacher by the Colorado Association of Science Teachers.

Pomona's most successful interscholastic sport is wrestling, where they have won ten 5A state championships. Following the longtime success of coach Tom Beeson, who retired in 2002, current coach Sam Federico won four straight 5A titles between 2019 and 2022. The 2022 squad broke the all-time record for most points in the state championship tournament when they scored 256.5 points.

In the 2009–10 academic year the football team took second place in the 5A state championship game, losing to Mullen High School. The team finished the season with a 12–2 record. In 2017–18 academic year the football team took first place in the 5A state championship game.

In 2010, the Catwalk Theatre Company's production of The Servant of Two Masters was presented at the 46th Annual Colorado State Thespian Conference.

Students

Demographics (2020): [3]

Student activities

Athletics

State championships: [4]

Varsity sports:

Arts

The Pomona Band offers three concert bands, marching band, two jazz ensembles, winter guard, winter percussion ensemble and orchestra. The marching band has won 11 marching band state championships in class 5A from 1994 through 2005, appeared in the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1996 and 2005, and placed 5th in the 1996 BOA National Championships. The band also placed 11th in the 1997 BOA National Championships, and 14th in the 2003 BOA National Championships.

The Pomona Winter Guard and Percussion Ensemble were the 2004 Winter Guard International World Finalist. The Winter Guard took first place at the 1994 and 1999 WGI national competitions. The Winter Percussion ensemble took third place at the 1999 WGI competition in Open Class and second place in the 2000 Open Class Competition. The Pomona Symphonic Band was a 2000, 2003 and 2006 Colorado Music Educator's Association (CMEA) Honor Band.[ citation needed ]

In the 2021-2022 school year, the Pomona music program faced major budget cuts, causing the bands, orchestras and choirs to be condensed into one class each. Pomona now only offers band, orchestra, choir, and after school pep band for football and basketball games.

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References

  1. 1 2 Pomona High School School Accountability Report 2004-2005 School Year [ permanent dead link ]. Colorado Department of Education.
  2. 1 2 3 "POMONA HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Pomona High School - Students. GreatSchools.net, data from Colorado Department of Education.
  4. ↑ State Team Champions Archived 30 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine . Colorado High School Activities Association.
  5. ↑ "FOX Football Daily: Joel Klatt | FOX Sports on MSN". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
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